Kate Hulett
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Introduce a tax on the excess profits of large corporations (e.g. on banks, gas companies)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett plans to pay for these improvements by introducing tax reforms that ensure large and multinational corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals pay a fairer share of tax, instead of the tax burden being carried by working people and small, Australian-owned businesses. This would increase our tax income in line with other developed countries.
Introduce short-term price caps (e.g. on rent and gas prices)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports utilising the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness to hold the States accountable for:
- Investment and reforms to public housing
- Actionable plans to end homelessness using the Housing First model
- Placing fair limits on rent increases, tied to inflation
Kate Hulett also supports caps on the sale of Australian gas overseas.
Source: https://www.kateforfremantle.com/priorities
https://www.kateforfremantle.com/statement_on_gas_use_and_exports
Support a significant reduction of individuals employed by the public service
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being unsupportive of cutting public service jobs.
Prevent big companies from controlling the market and limiting consumer choice (e.g. supermarkets)
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of reforming regulations that increase corporate competition.
Phase out tax concessions for property investors (e.g. negative gearing or capital gains tax discount)
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports transitioning the incentives that benefit individual investors and drive up prices, towards incentives that stimulate supply of affordable housing options for renters, low-income families and new home buyers.
Incentivise state/territory government to increase renter rights and protections
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports introducing measures to ensure home ownership or secure long-term rental is attainable to all those who want it (e.g. through community trusts, low interest loans, or rent-to-buy programs).
Kate Hulett supports utilising the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness to hold the States accountable for:
- Investment and reforms to public housing
- Actionable plans to end homelessness using the Housing First model
- Placing fair limits on rent increases, tied to inflation
Increase investment in public and community housing
Type: Wesbite
Summary: Kate Hulett supports utilising the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness to hold the States accountable for:
- Investment and reforms to public housing
- Actionable plans to end homelessness using the Housing First model
- Placing fair limits on rent increases, tied to inflation
Allow first home-buyers to access their super to help purchase their first home
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being unsupportive of allowing first-home buyers to access their super.
Incentivise state/territory governments to increase housing supply
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports utilising the National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness to hold the States accountable for:
- Investment and reforms to public housing
- Actionable plans to end homelessness using the Housing First model
- Placing fair limits on rent increases, tied to inflation
Help first-home buyers with shared equity programs that would allow participants to co-purchase a home with the government
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports introducing measures to ensure home ownership or secure long-term rental is attainable to all those who want it (e.g. through community trusts, low interest loans, or rent-to-buy programs).
Introduce energy bill rebates
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of energy bill rebates.
Increase financial support for energy efficiency upgrades
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports the following initiatives & incentives for renewable energy upgrades:
- Delivering clean, affordable, renewable energy for everyone – that means no expensive nuclear and no new gas. Supporting and pursuing equitable expansions of Labor’s battery rebates.
- Speeding up our energy transition with clear renewable energy targets and a legislated plan to provide certainty for business and investors and to drive innovation, putting a stop to short-termist political distractions and delays.
- Electrifying our cities and towns with widespread incentives for homes and businesses to go fully electric and to install storage, plus more investment in electrified public transport and incentives for electric vehicles.
- Increasing government investment in making the grid more resilient, and build storage capacity within the grid and in homes.
Increase funding for community batteries that increase access to solar
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports providing assistance to help households reduce energy use and cut bills, through support and incentives for solar systems, batteries, more efficient appliances, and phasing out expensive gas use. Kate Hulett supports the delivery of clean, affordable, renewable energy for everyone – that means no expensive nuclear and no new gas. Kate Hulett will support and pursue equitable expansions of Labor’s battery rebates.
Strengthen regulations to prevent price-gouging by energy companies
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing the power of regulators to prevent price-gouging.
Make university free
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett will work toward offering free further education for all, by (initially) reducing the cost of degrees and TAFE courses and capping student debt. Increase funding for universities and TAFEs to ensure equitable, accessible education pathways for all.
Cut a portion of existing student debt
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett will work toward offering free further education for all, by (initially) reducing the cost of degrees and TAFE courses and capping student debt. Increase funding for universities and TAFEs to ensure equitable, accessible education pathways for all.
Support more fee-free TAFE places
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett will work toward offering free further education for all, by (initially) reducing the cost of degrees and TAFE courses and capping student debt. Increase funding for universities and TAFEs to ensure equitable, accessible education pathways for all.
Increase funding for public schools
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing federal share of public school funding to 25% or more.
Increase funding for and access to childcare subsidies
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports more equal and equitable investment into early childhood care, education, and aged care – ensuring that caring for our young and old is a national priority, not a profit-making scheme for private industry
Stop fossil fuel project approvals and expansions
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett opposes any new, expanded or extended fossil fuel projects, and supports a transition plan to eventually phase out gas use and exports in WA, including a phase out of gas export projects on Murujuga (the Burrup Peninsula).
Accelerate the rollout of renewable energy projects
Type: Website
Summary: While figures aren’t included, Kate Hulett’s policy platform indicates support for as ambitious a renewable energy target for 2030 as possible. Kate Hulett’s website includes the following statement: “Make sure everyone can access clean, affordable renewable energy including renters and small businesses who need special assistance. This means reducing reliance on fossil fuels and rejecting expensive nuclear options”
Strengthen policies that ensure Australia’s biggest polluters genuinely cut their emissions
Type: Website Statement
Summary: Kate Hulett’s website contains the following statement on fossil fuel policy reform, including the Safeguard Mechanism: “Currently policies such as the Safeguard Mechanism are allowing pollution from fossil fuels to keep rising, while the big polluters can rely on ‘offsets’ that simply delay real action. I support reforms to these policies that deliver real cuts to carbon pollution and a rapid sift away from fossil fuels.”
Source: https://www.kateforfremantle.com/statement_on_climate_change_energy_and_environment
Increase investment in preventative health programs
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports equitable access to high quality services, be it health, child care, aged care, or education, believing this access has long been considered a fundamental promise of the Australian way. Kate Hulett believes this access is being eroded by government policy that allows a private sector to prioritise profits before people.
Make GP visits free or more affordable by increasing bulk billing incentives
Type: Website
Summary: While Kate Hulett’s website does not contain a monetary value, her policies include indexing Medicare rebates to inflation, increasing bulk billing, bolstering NDIS support and including dental cover in Medicare.
Increase funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of a meaningful increase in funding to train, attract, and retain more healthcare professionals, especially in regional areas.
Increase funding for dental and mental health
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports indexing Medicare rebates to inflation, increasing bulk billing, bolstering NDIS support and including dental and mental health cover in Medicare.
Expand subsidies to make more prescription medicines cheaper
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of expanding subsidies through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to make more prescription medicines cheaper.
Increase investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage
Type: Website Statement
Summary: Kate Hulett’s website contains the following statement on renewable energy transition: “I understand that additional measures will be required to assist the transition in some sectors and communities, including incentives and subsidies to support households and businesses make investments in cleaner alternatives. These measures are not handouts - they represent a critical investment that will save money, both for households and businesses as well as for taxpayers.”
Source: https://www.kateforfremantle.com/statement_on_climate_change_energy_and_environment
Require multinational gas companies to prioritise domestic supply, without supporting the approval of new gas projects
Type: Website Statement
Summary: Kate Hulett does not support the expansion or extension of gas export projects that will only see more of our gas sold overseas. Kate Hulett’s website contains a statement on Western Australia’s North West Shelf project extension: “These projects only benefit gas export companies at the expense of WA homes and businesses. Woodside’s North West Shelf extension will drive up gas and energy prices for West Australians because it will see more of our gas exported, and take more gas from our domestic reserves. While gas companies have to honor gas contracts from current operating fields, giant new gas export projects and extensions like Woodside’s North West Shelf extension will just see the gas rip-off continue and get worse.”
Source: https://www.kateforfremantle.com/statement_on_gas_use_and_exports
Invest in nuclear power as a future energy source, while extending the life of coal power and increasing gas use in the interim
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports ensuring that everyone can access clean, affordable renewable energy, including renters and small businesses who need special assistance. This means reducing reliance on fossil fuels and rejecting expensive nuclear options.
Improve access to government-held information about government policies and decisions
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of an immediate injection of funding for the Freedom of Information system and introduce statutory timeframes for external FOI reviews to remove backlog and delay.
Protect the ABC and SBS’s independence and funding
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of maintaining ABC and SBS funding in real terms and implementing reforms to enable planning certainty across funding cycles.
Require all lobbyists that meet with politicians to be publicly disclosed
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports legislated transparency and integrity measures for politicians and political parties, including banning political donations from social harm industries, as well as fair and equitable electoral rules that ensure a level playing field for all.
Make public transport more frequent and reliable
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports investing in expanded public transport networks across Australia and incentivising free or capped fares for all Australians.
Improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport
Type: Statement
Summary: Hulett responded to our survey as being supportive of increasing incentives for state/territory governments to improve bike paths and footpaths to encourage active transport.
Increase access and affordability of electric and low-emissions vehicles
Type: Website
Summary: Kate Hulett supports electrification of our cities and towns with widespread incentives for homes and businesses to go fully electric and to install storage, plus more investment in electrified public transport and incentives for electric vehicles.
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